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play us out who break. >> please, please? >> oh, yeah. >> sing to us. see. ♪ hey-go, mistletoe ♪ i'm going to get to know you better ♪ ♪ this christmas and as we trim the tree, how much fun it's going to be the together ♪ merry christmas, everybody. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >>> welcome back, everybody. let's get down to the new york stock exchange. jim cramer joins us right now. what does this mean? everything that happened in washington over the last 12 hours or so, boehner coming at 10:00 a.m. how is the market going to react to all this? >> i think the market is showing that there's no deal. boehner can say whatever he wants, it doesn't really matter. but i think there could be a super bowl solution. that's what i'm looking at. people have a paycheck every two weeks, are going to kno
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david tepper, one of the world's top performing hedge fund managers will join us to give us some of his wisdom in a kaerc t can't-miss interview. a lot to talk about with him. in the meantime, why don't we get to some of today's top stories. we could see some movement in the fiscal cliff negotiations. house speaker boehner offering to raise the top tax rates on those making over $1 million a year as well as other measures amounting to $1 trillion in new revenue. that's in exchange for an equal amount in spending cuts. the white house has not yet accepted the proposal. >>> also, apple says it has sold more than 2 million in iphone 5s in china just over the last three days. that's the best ever debut for the iphone line in china. apple is china's second biggest market, although it did lose a lot of market share while they were waiting for that i5 to come out. and citi research has downgraded apple from a hold to a buy. you can see there just below $500. >>> also, the national association for business economics growth in 2013 to come in at 2.1% after growing by 2.2% in 2012. that would con
david tepper, one of the world's top performing hedge fund managers will join us to give us some of his wisdom in a kaerc t can't-miss interview. a lot to talk about with him. in the meantime, why don't we get to some of today's top stories. we could see some movement in the fiscal cliff negotiations. house speaker boehner offering to raise the top tax rates on those making over $1 million a year as well as other measures amounting to $1 trillion in new revenue. that's in exchange for an equal...
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and lynn hutchins will join us. we'll talk about what they see playing out and what they think is working when it comes to the markets now. >> the bill that the president says is in the house that he will sign if -- that's in the senate -- >> the senate. >> the senate that he will sign if the house passes it is what? >> that is $. >> -- that is 250? >> 250? >> he said 400. he said, i have the pen, let's keep tax rates where they are for everyone at 250 and below. so this one, that's c these guys are pretty clever because that would keep rates where they are for everyone at a million and below. no middle-class taxpayers up to a million dollars -- >> that's no matter what, isn't it, in either bill? >>yon r -- i think it would be the same in either one. that's not -- what reid and i guess pelosi, you saw that, said she opposes the million-dollar thing. a lot of people if back on what they say. the difference would be that one is 250 and below, and the other is a million and below. more taxpayers would not see a tax inc
and lynn hutchins will join us. we'll talk about what they see playing out and what they think is working when it comes to the markets now. >> the bill that the president says is in the house that he will sign if -- that's in the senate -- >> the senate. >> the senate that he will sign if the house passes it is what? >> that is $. >> -- that is 250? >> 250? >> he said 400. he said, i have the pen, let's keep tax rates where they are for everyone at 250...
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leave us with something. give us hope. is there hope? you don't have to. you can depress us if you'd like. >> it's hard to have hope. but steve liesman was walking by a little while ago. he had a trip of bernanke talking about what the assets is for and what the fed funds rate is before and for the life of me it's really hard to reconcile what he said. he said these are two different objectives. one is for short-term stimulus, one is for longer-term economic management of some kind. and i, you know, that's the first time that he has talked in those terms about how they are really different objectives, like tools. i think for most people this is about you either ease financial conditions or you tighten them. so, if it's getting a little -- i think even the fed -- >> communicating at this point. >> i've been -- i've thought that for awhile, actually. >> because i think maybe just the message is getting confused in the marketplace, and maybe what's happening in front of us now was always happening behind the scenes. you know better than i do, but we just didn
leave us with something. give us hope. is there hope? you don't have to. you can depress us if you'd like. >> it's hard to have hope. but steve liesman was walking by a little while ago. he had a trip of bernanke talking about what the assets is for and what the fed funds rate is before and for the life of me it's really hard to reconcile what he said. he said these are two different objectives. one is for short-term stimulus, one is for longer-term economic management of some kind. and...
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he'll use that to wax his yacht. that's not like a lot of money for larry ellison. >> people have been saying this is a big deal, but isn't that what you want to have the chairman have the same as the shareholders? >> are they saying it's a degreedy ellison? the dividend at oracle is not why you buy the stock. >> i don't know how you win. you want the top executives to get the same. >> less than three quarter of a percent yielder. anyway, our next guest is one of the world's highest profile whistle blowers. michael woodford was president and ceo of japan's olympus corporation. his dream job turned in to a nightmare when he discovered the company had hidden more than $1 million in investment losses. he has a new book out called exposure. you had been at the company for a while but you were not the president and ceo. >> i'd been with the company for three decades. but became president on the first of april and was fired as president and ceo on the 14th of october. so 6 1/2 months. >> was it the previous ceo that orches
he'll use that to wax his yacht. that's not like a lot of money for larry ellison. >> people have been saying this is a big deal, but isn't that what you want to have the chairman have the same as the shareholders? >> are they saying it's a degreedy ellison? the dividend at oracle is not why you buy the stock. >> i don't know how you win. you want the top executives to get the same. >> less than three quarter of a percent yielder. anyway, our next guest is one of the...
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joining us now from ft. lauderdale, rich steinberg of steinberg asset management and our guest host for -- not just the hour, but for the program. what do you think down there in ft. lauderdale? first of all, do you think that the dust is going to settle at all over the next three days? >> well, if it does settle, it will be a mini deal because i think the republicans will hold the debt ceiling talks over the democrats heads going into the end of february. and, you know, it's kind of like halloween where your kids come home and they're trying to trade candy like, oh, i don't like this snickers kb whiff this. i think today they're going to start that process. they're going to have to try to come to a quick deal at least to get some solution for the amt issue, for the sequester and for unemployment. but even if we go off the cliff to markets, markets react to the unexpected, not the expected. >> knot nobody loves to market climb, but assuming you do have cash on the sidelines, people profit trying to get out o
joining us now from ft. lauderdale, rich steinberg of steinberg asset management and our guest host for -- not just the hour, but for the program. what do you think down there in ft. lauderdale? first of all, do you think that the dust is going to settle at all over the next three days? >> well, if it does settle, it will be a mini deal because i think the republicans will hold the debt ceiling talks over the democrats heads going into the end of february. and, you know, it's kind of like...
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jillian is on the set with us and you'll be here with us for the rest of the hour. we finally have movement. >> this is a cliffhanger. i think it's going to carry on for another couple days. >> that's a much better outcome. today is tuesday, isn't it? >> they don't want to spend christmas in washington, do they? >> you have thursday, friday and monday, right? >> you have a lot of aides prepared to come back after christmas to try and make sure they're not too far away from d.c. it does look encouraging. you've had movements on both sides. you've had boehner indicating that he's willing to accept and rising tax rate for the wealthiest. at the same time, you've had the president scaling back the limit to which those tax rates go up the. >> and they're not arguing about idealogical points any more. >> exactly. >> and what about the debt ceiling? do you think this gets thrown to the mix or not? >> well, i think the white house knows very strongly that as far as the markets are concerned, they want to try and get some kind of clarity for the next few months. after the la
jillian is on the set with us and you'll be here with us for the rest of the hour. we finally have movement. >> this is a cliffhanger. i think it's going to carry on for another couple days. >> that's a much better outcome. today is tuesday, isn't it? >> they don't want to spend christmas in washington, do they? >> you have thursday, friday and monday, right? >> you have a lot of aides prepared to come back after christmas to try and make sure they're not too far...
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and now, the lord looked down upon us and has given us another chance. let's use it. that chance is unbelievable. exxon, the united states, everyone says by 2025, we're going to be energy self-sufficient in coal -- i mean, oil and natural gas. that will make america more competitive. it will reduce the geopolitical pressure. reduce the deficit. the experts tell me that you can -- that fracking can be just -- it's been done, by the way, i'm told, for 30 years. it can be done safely and rationally. some of the deep wells in the gulf, and it's certainly safer than sending hundreds of thousands of kids overseas to fight wars. so this could be -- it's safer than what? like that oil pipeline would have been safe in the alternative. we need to have rational policy and do what's right for america. it can be done cleanly. >> would you prefer a carbon tax? >> i would be for eventually over time have a rational increase in something like a carbon tax, yes. >> what would that look like? >> by the way, we may not need it anymore. i don't want to get into policy like that. it's far
and now, the lord looked down upon us and has given us another chance. let's use it. that chance is unbelievable. exxon, the united states, everyone says by 2025, we're going to be energy self-sufficient in coal -- i mean, oil and natural gas. that will make america more competitive. it will reduce the geopolitical pressure. reduce the deficit. the experts tell me that you can -- that fracking can be just -- it's been done, by the way, i'm told, for 30 years. it can be done safely and...
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joining us, lou brien is joining us from chicago, a strategist at drw trading. mark, believe it or not, yesterday i watched general electric lower two straight days because apparently some people are downgrading it or at least making some negative comments. and maybe already about the fiscal cliff. art, do you think that's actually happening to the economy at large because we're not in 2013 yet, but because they're already cutting back? >> well, there may be some relation that growth is going to be slower in the fourth quarter, in the first half of 2013. and just about any resolution that we get on the fiscal cliff. and, you know, i think that the -- there was a lot of optimism at the start of the week and it faded a little bit. i don't think all that much has changed. they're probably not going -- not going to get a final deal done until the early days of january. and that way, they're able to -- that way they're able to say they're voting for a tax cut instead of a tax increase and everybody is happy. >> really. so who wants to go over the cliff more, then? bo
joining us, lou brien is joining us from chicago, a strategist at drw trading. mark, believe it or not, yesterday i watched general electric lower two straight days because apparently some people are downgrading it or at least making some negative comments. and maybe already about the fiscal cliff. art, do you think that's actually happening to the economy at large because we're not in 2013 yet, but because they're already cutting back? >> well, there may be some relation that growth is...
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used in vehicles? >> in the cat converters. that's the main use for them. there's a real shortage that's been going on in palladium. >> look into the crystal ball. give us an oil price if you came back here a year from today. >> this is the toughest one ever. this is the third year i've conpredictions for you twice. it's not so bad. >> you said it would fluctuate? >> there was one guy who said it would rachet between $130 and $160. i said you have to do better than that so i will do better than that. i think that the trend is in place and we'll get a higher low every year since the recovery in 2009. >> a higher low? >> a higher low. so you will not see anything below $78. i have been waiting for that based upon the fiscal cliff negotiations to find that low so i could get long for the long-term. the upside of the oil is bounded by the geopolitical problems that we might see in 2013. >> and we might see many. how do you predict -- >> there are a couple that we know about. we know about iran and there's a couple that we don't know well and don't talk about. t
used in vehicles? >> in the cat converters. that's the main use for them. there's a real shortage that's been going on in palladium. >> look into the crystal ball. give us an oil price if you came back here a year from today. >> this is the toughest one ever. this is the third year i've conpredictions for you twice. it's not so bad. >> you said it would fluctuate? >> there was one guy who said it would rachet between $130 and $160. i said you have to do better than...
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at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. nespresso. where i never have to compromise on anything. ♪ where just one touch creates the perfect coffee. where every cappuccino and latte is only made with fresh milk. and where the staff is exceptionally friendly. ♪ nespresso. what else? >>> let's get final thoughts from our guest host. greg fleming. and we've heard, greg, if we could just do this that we're almost spring loaded for what could be pretty good gdp, lower unemployment, higher stock prices, we're ready to go except for this. >> well, i think that there's two aspects of this. one is what will happen if there isn't an agreement. not just the fiscal cliff, all of the other follow ones that we've talked about, amt and having a fight in january, february over the debt ceiling. but there's the other aspect, which i do think positions the economy to do better going
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. >> 18 hours ahead of us. >> happy 2013 to those folks just a few hours away from us. good morning, everybody. i'm becky quick along with andrew ross sorkin. joe kernen is joining us from washington, d.c. this morning along with john harwood. joe, i know you have a huge lineup there. and i know you were up a little late last night, too, right? >> yes, becky, very late. you and andrew, i hope you guys are ready for the heavy lifting. can i ask you a question? are they over the cliff in new zealand, do you know? >> yeah, i guess that's it. >> the sequester would have gone into effect. >> no, that's probably only affecting us here, but that shows you how close it is. we are -- i guess something could happen at 11:00. we'll see, beck. andrew, good to see you, as well. >> good to see you. >> we've switched. i've got the jacket on, you've got the jacket off. how does that capital building look? >> it looks great behind you. you look very statesman like, absolutely. you have your rise above pin on for this final day. >> he looks like a senator. >> you do have a senatorial loo
. >> 18 hours ahead of us. >> happy 2013 to those folks just a few hours away from us. good morning, everybody. i'm becky quick along with andrew ross sorkin. joe kernen is joining us from washington, d.c. this morning along with john harwood. joe, i know you have a huge lineup there. and i know you were up a little late last night, too, right? >> yes, becky, very late. you and andrew, i hope you guys are ready for the heavy lifting. can i ask you a question? are they over the...
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if he's using hashmarks, what do you use that for? >> that's how you delineate a chain of -- a discussion. so everybody can use the same hash tag and see what other people are saying. >> no kidding. that's why i always see those weird things at the end that make no sense. >> yeah. >> really? >> like hash tag, what i'm talking about. >> should i use that on all my tweets? yeah. >> i don't -- hash tag, i don't understand twitter. if somebody wanted to respond, they would also say hash tag, i don't understand twitter. >> anyone in the twitter universe -- >> you could click it and see everybody -- >> never mind. you lost me already. >> we're losing viewers by the minute. >> yeah. >>> coming up, looking for alternative investments. maybe julian robertson is why some traditional valuable wines were less than stellar bests last year. >>> plus, christmas day storms spreading snow and twisters across large parts of the country. we've got a live report from alabama where some of the tornadoes hit. but next and first, we are going to head to thi
if he's using hashmarks, what do you use that for? >> that's how you delineate a chain of -- a discussion. so everybody can use the same hash tag and see what other people are saying. >> no kidding. that's why i always see those weird things at the end that make no sense. >> yeah. >> really? >> like hash tag, what i'm talking about. >> should i use that on all my tweets? yeah. >> i don't -- hash tag, i don't understand twitter. if somebody wanted to...
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we use all natural products. we use corn oil. we infuse all of our popcorn with these amazing ingredients. people come to our mall stores. they will literally buy a bag, eat it and buy another bag. so it isn't that really heavy product. it's something that's much lighter and more indull against. >> rob, just as an aside, in a big bucket, let's say you load up the butter at a movie theater. you're talking like 1500, 2,000 calories, aren't you? >> yeah. >> you might not even make it out of the theater. your heart might explode. >> for that type of popcorn, that's the issue and that's kind of what we've -- i think that's why we've exploded because we've done this so differently. and people try our product and they're like, wow, this is really different. this is really amazing, you know? >> are your franchisees having a hard time getting credit like we hear about so much? >> you know, it's a good point. we will like -- you know, the credit markets were very liberal, as everybody knows. and they really got very unbelievably constricte
we use all natural products. we use corn oil. we infuse all of our popcorn with these amazing ingredients. people come to our mall stores. they will literally buy a bag, eat it and buy another bag. so it isn't that really heavy product. it's something that's much lighter and more indull against. >> rob, just as an aside, in a big bucket, let's say you load up the butter at a movie theater. you're talking like 1500, 2,000 calories, aren't you? >> yeah. >> you might not even...
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he joins us first on cnbc to tell us where this bizarre story goes next. john, thanks so much for joining us. you are in miami, aren't you? >> i was just playing around. yes, i am in miami. >> okay. now, we -- i speak with the belize police yesterday and they said this investigation is ongoing, they could charge you with this murder if they do they have an extradition treaty with the u.s. where you would have to go back to belize to answer these charges. what will you do if you are charged with this murder and the u.s. forces you to go back to belize? will you disappear? will you go to answer those charges? >> i would certainly go to answer those charges. but there will be no charges. this is like every other charge they have leveled against me since the 30th of april of this year. the first one being running a meth lab. then running an antibiotics lab without a license. which is a serious crime in the third world. and on and on and on. this is about the eleventh attempt to charge me with something. i will not be charged with this. i will certainly answer
he joins us first on cnbc to tell us where this bizarre story goes next. john, thanks so much for joining us. you are in miami, aren't you? >> i was just playing around. yes, i am in miami. >> okay. now, we -- i speak with the belize police yesterday and they said this investigation is ongoing, they could charge you with this murder if they do they have an extradition treaty with the u.s. where you would have to go back to belize to answer these charges. what will you do if you are...
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build on those, tell us how. but we can't react to anything until we see the details of the proposal and we need it on the rates and revenue side as well as on the spending side. we've given them our best view what makes sense for the country. >> meantime john boehner says that his party has a plan and he has already offered dozens of alternatives. >> you can cap deductions at a percent of income, that would be one way to get there. could you eliminate certain deductions for those wealthiest in our country. >> joining us on the topic is david walker. he's on his way here right now. >> and in global market news, a lot of talk about china this morning. a final reading of hsbc's manufacturing purchasing manager's survey for china rising in november, first time above the key 50 mark which indicates expanding rather than contraction. it's been since october of last year. also abroad greece announcing it will buy back bonds through a dutch auction. the set up whether allow athenss to assess the level of demand before s
build on those, tell us how. but we can't react to anything until we see the details of the proposal and we need it on the rates and revenue side as well as on the spending side. we've given them our best view what makes sense for the country. >> meantime john boehner says that his party has a plan and he has already offered dozens of alternatives. >> you can cap deductions at a percent of income, that would be one way to get there. could you eliminate certain deductions for those...
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he used to be at another company. pantheon you just started. >> yeah. >> and just hired five americans. >> what was it high frequency? we can't even say that? >> i didn't want to -- >> doesn't even exist anymore? >> so it's not exnay on the -- >> no one's ever left here. >> they poof. when they leave cnbc, never to be seen. >> right. >> so this was your first -- you just got here? you've never had another job, pantheon started here? >> i just learned it. >> all right. >> gentlemen, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> when we come back, we'll have more on the surprising same-store sales numbers from mcdonald's. we're going to be talking to an analyst who covers the stock. also avoiding the european model and our solution to the fiscal cliff. frits van paaschen on how to strike a deal that won't lead to lackluster growth. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose a
he used to be at another company. pantheon you just started. >> yeah. >> and just hired five americans. >> what was it high frequency? we can't even say that? >> i didn't want to -- >> doesn't even exist anymore? >> so it's not exnay on the -- >> no one's ever left here. >> they poof. when they leave cnbc, never to be seen. >> right. >> so this was your first -- you just got here? you've never had another job, pantheon started here?...
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gentlemen, thank you for being here with us and getting this special day of coverage kicked off for us. >> rising early and rising above. >> exactly. let's talk about this. jared, it seems like things have gotten quieter. do you think that's the case? is that a good sign? >> i think it's probably a pretty good sign. if you look at this morning's papers, you see a number of articles suggesting that there's a bit more compromise in the air. my concern is that tomorrow's papers may say the opposite. so interestingly, there's been some pretty leak free discussions going on, which i actually think is a good thing. they're obviously big, outstanding questions. you mentioned the tax rate issue. one question i keep coming up against is the president and john boehner are now supposedly having good, substantive discussions. can boehner bring the troops along? if he agrees with the president, can he get enough tea party republicans behind him to sale the deal? because that wasn't the case back in 2011. and, tony, i have to say, both sides seem to have really -- with all the rhetoric we've had lea
gentlemen, thank you for being here with us and getting this special day of coverage kicked off for us. >> rising early and rising above. >> exactly. let's talk about this. jared, it seems like things have gotten quieter. do you think that's the case? is that a good sign? >> i think it's probably a pretty good sign. if you look at this morning's papers, you see a number of articles suggesting that there's a bit more compromise in the air. my concern is that tomorrow's papers...